THE SPORT HOT NEWS

The .....AC's......are cranked up...in this small southern college town.

It's hot!!!

Some....."stuff"........from the week-end ......that was:


When you're hot......you're hot...

WATCH: Nuggets Guard Sets NBA Record

 

There's still a "tiger"....in this ......"Tiger":

Tiger Falls Short After Early Surge

 

Manny being....Manny....yet again:

Manny Ramirez Retires After Reported Positive Drug Test

 

These ......"baby bulls"....maybe for real:

Bulls Clinch Top Seed In East

 

Yeah.....but you're not with a broke...Nigger:

'I'm Not A Gold-Digger'

 

Ho hum.......Have the play-offs started?

Lakers Lose 5th Straight

 

Congrats......Chipper Jones:

2,500

 

So there!

 

Undefeated.....untied......

In first place....

The best record in all of baseball!

Okay.......so it's only game 1.....of 162.

But......the Atlanta Braves.....are off and running!

Jones, Heyward make Gonzalez's debut grand

WASHINGTON - Coming off major knee surgery, and coming up on his 39th birthday, Chipper Jones came back to baseball in a big way.
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The news is not good.....for one Larry Jones, Jr. 

Could this be the end?  

A knee.......torn up.....Chipper has been...."day to day"......for the past 3 years....and now?

A knee......torn up.


From USA Today:

Chipper Jones' career over after ACL injury?

 

In June, Chipper Jones gathered the news media together in the Atlanta Braves locker room to say there would be no more talk about the "R" word. News had leaked that he and the Braves had discussed aspects of his eventual retirement, and Jones didn't want the topic to be a distraction for the rest of the season.

"Any more talk of the 'R' word will be reserved until the end of the season," Jones said. "I'm here. I'm playing the rest of the year. Any decision I make on my future will be made in the offseason."

But the "R" word is on the lips of every Braves fan with today's news, via Jones' agent, that Chipper has a "badly stretched" ACL that likely will require season-ending surgery for the 36-year-old.

Jones injured the knee Tuesday night when he landed awkwardly and had to be helped off the field. Jones hasn't had a 150-game season since 2003, and more than ever his league-leading .364 year of 2008 seems like his last great hurrah.

He was hitting .265 this season, with 10 homers, and not doing much to pad his credentials for the Hall of Fame. He won't waltz into Cooperstown with his numbers -- 2,490 hits, 436 HR -- but retiring now will protect that .306 career average.
So where do you say Chipper should go from here?

 

It's over.......after 162 games.....6 months.....the Major League Baseball regular season is finally, mercifully over.


And, after 162 games........there was only one team to win 100.....(California Angels, 100-62). Two teams managed to lose over 100 games....(Washington Nationals, 59-102 and Seattle Mariners, 61-101). Only one team lost as many as they won, the Cleveland Indians, 81-81.


The six division winners were, in the NL, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles.....in the AL, Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Los Angeles.......with the wild cards going to Boston and Milwaukee.


The New York Mets did their annual choke job.......Minnesota was oh so close.......


The New York Yankees missed the post-season.......for the first time....in a long time.


Chipper Jones of the Braves won the batting title...........John Smoltz is a hit on TBS ........Barry Bonds still is without a team...........Manny is still Manny....and MLB lives on .....


Bring on the play-offs.

Even with a win..........the Braves lose....

Sometimes, I think the Atlanta Braves have somewhere along the way.....pissed off the baseball gods.

How else can you explain what happened in last night's 9-4 win over the Florida Marlins. From the outside looking in.....it seems innocent enough .......The Bravos just took 2 out of 3 from the almost 1st place Fish.


[ Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson (15) is greeted by Chipper Jones after Hudson scored on a double by Yunel Escobar against the Florida Marlins in the third inning of a baseball game in Miami, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The Braves won 9-4. Hudson left the game after six innings with soreness in his right elbow.
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz) ]




But last night's win came with a steep price. Ace.......(and I mean Atlanta's.....only ace) Tim Hudson left the game after 6 innings and only 68 pitches........due to a "tender elbow". Let's see....."tender.".....as .....opposed to....."tough"?

Or.......is his freakin' arm....about to fall off? Who knows........Anyway, he is......day to day.

Then........ there is Larry Jones........You know him as...........Chipper.

Well, Chipper came up lame last night ........as he strained his left hamstring just running out a grounder. Nothing strenuous........just a jog down the first base line.

But.......these ........are the 2007......excuse me........the 2008 Atlanta Braves. And just like 2007, these Braves are just as unlucky.

Chipper is .......also....day to day.

So Atlanta limps into a most important series.......against the Philadelphia Phillies..........with Jones "iffy" and Hudson a question mark.

This season........being what it is.......I would not be surprised .......if the Braves.....sweep.

Been a strange year!

Obama wins North Carolina......Hillary wins Indiana......At times, we delve into the political world. No matter your preference, (Democratic or Republican) you have to have some kind of interest in what's going on in the Democratic Primary race. Fast facts: Most Black People cast their votes for Obama...... Most White females prefer Hillary........Most White males hate Hillary......even though Obama's record in congress is more liberal. Both are trying to fit in with the common folk.......though Hillary has made millions over the years, and Obama was not raised in the ghetto.

The fact remains..........these two......Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton..........are politicians..........They will say anything........do anything........just to get elected. What we as voters have to do is look beyond the daily rhetoric..........beyond the sound bites on CNN.....beyond the one liners and catch phrases........beyond the hype.

We have to ask, " Who would be a better leader for this great nation? " It's not even about who would be in a better position to defeat John McCain in November..........This is the here and now.......Make a selection.....(And I'm saying this to the Democratic Party) The longer these two are allowed to split the party, the more likely a Republican will be in the White House in January of 09.

With the final results in from the last major primaries .......the total delegate count is .....

Barack Obama .................................1,842

Hillary Clinton .................................1,686

Total needed for nomination....... 2,025. With a race so close.......and with each candidate garnering over 250 superdelegates, you can see this is going all the way to the convention floor. Should make for some awesome blogging.


A horse is a horse........of course, of course......



Those PETA folks (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are at it again. Ask Michael Vick about PETA and how this group is the absolute last group in earth you would ever want to piss off. In Mondays' edition we mentioned the unfortunate death of the filly Eight Belles in the 134th Kentucky Derby. Well now, PETA wants the jockey barred from racing again.....as well as charges brought up on the trainer. Over 10,000 human beings are dead in Myanmar because of a killer cyclone and these morons are worried about .......one .....dead..........horse? Talking about priorities? PETA just doesn't get it........now .....then..........never!




Feeling "chipper"..........

Larry Wayne (Chipper) Jones has always been an above average .....border line great baseball player since his little league days. He was the number one overall pick in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft, selected by the Atlanta Braves.......In 1990 , he won the Most Valuable Player Award for the National League.

But this year........Chipper is better...........than the Chipper we have come to know. Over the last few years , Chipper is known as much for his easily injured body.....as for his baseball abilities . At 36..........we all thought his best years were behind him......Enter 2008.......

Chipper leads the majors in batting average, .426..........has hit 10 home runs and has 29 rbi's. If the season ended today, he would be the favorite to win his second MVP. I have been rather harsh on these Braves.....but Chipper has been a bright spot in a thus far mediocre season.





Finally..... Mothers' Day sneaked up on us this year........It's this Sunday.....for all you procrastinators ............There is just something about........a mom, a mama, a mother, a ma, a mommy........that no other person could ever replace.